ROME (Reuters) - Andrea Gandini, a 22-year-old Roman sculptor, is making a growing name for himself by turning the Eternal City's dead tree stumps into much-admired pieces of art. Gandini, who began ...

Its threadbare appearance drew international ridicule and saw it likened to a toilet brush. But now it seems Rome's famously rubbish Christmas tree may live on in the city's MAXXI modern art museum.

Rome - It was mocked for its wilting needles and bare branches, but Rome's Christmas tree has captured the hearts of locals and tourists alike and there are now plans afoot to save it from the chipper ...

Like the pines of Rome: life does not break them. Nor does Rome Capital. In fact, it clones them. This applies to the plane trees, not the majestic maritime pines. Venditti helps us tell an ...